Eve Arden – MovieActors.com

Eve Arden was born on April 30, 1909 in Mill Valley, California. On November 12, 1990, Eve Arden passed away in Los Angeles, California from cardiac arrest due to arteriosclerotic heart disease.

Known for her character actress portrayals of wise cracking, fast talking gals, Eve Arden was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting
role as Ida in MILDRED PIERCE; [1945]. Working opposite Groucho Marx, Eve Arden played the acrobatic Pauline in AT THE CIRCUS in 1939.

In 1948, Eve Arden played title role of Connie Brooks, as the schoolteacher in a radio sitcom, called OUR MISS BROOKS until 1952. Then the program moved to television and became a smash hit for about four years. She won an Emmy for her role in 1952.

She acted with her husband Brooks West who played the prosecutor in the star studded, courtroom crime drama ANATOMY OF A MURDER in 1959. Eve Arden played the sardonic secretary to James Stewart's DA. Arden's husband Brooks later produced her television series THE EVE ARDEN SHOW.

Who could forget Eve Arden as Principal McGee in the musical hit GREASE in 1978, with an all star cast including John Travolta as Danny Zuko, Jeff Conaway played Kenickie, Barry Pearl as Doody and Michael Tucci as Sonny, along with actresses Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson, Stockard Channing was Betty Rizzo, Didi Conn as Frenchy and Kelly Ward as Putzie. A sequel, GREASE 2, came out in 1982. Eve Arden reprised her role as Principal McGee.